Script: How to "speak" an entity_ID's state using Alexa Media Player TTS?

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I’m trying to make a script that speaks, for example, my printer’s ink levels. Originally, I was trying to use a service called: media_player.alexa_tts per the docs. However, it looks like after I install the alexa media player addon (and login to my alexa account), that service doesn’t exist. Instead, I might have to use the service called: notify.alexa_media .

Below is my first attempt at a script. However, the script doesn’t run since I’m specifying both data: and data_template:. Could someone please tell me the correct way to speak this info to my Alexa echo device?

  service: notify.alexa_media
    data:
      target: notify.alexa_media_mka_net_echo_dot
      data_template:
          message: "Printer black ink level is {{states('sensor.hp_envy_photo_7800_series_black_ink')}} color ink level is {{states('sensor.hp_envy_photo_7800_series_tri_color_ink')}}."
      data:
        type: tts

EDIT: Below, is my updated script which runs without errors. However, there is no sound coming out my Alexa Echo device:

service: notify.alexa_media
data_template:
        target: notify.alexa_media_mka_net_echo_dot
        data:
          type: announce
        message: "Printer black ink level is {{states('sensor.hp_envy_photo_7800_series_black_ink')}} color ink level is {{states('sensor.hp_envy_photo_7800_series_tri_color_ink')}}."

PS: I tried both type: announce and type: tts they both produce no sound

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change your “target” to media_player. alexa_media_mka_net_echo_dot (or whatever the entity_id is for the Echo Dot)

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That was it! Thanks.